64. The Truth (1) (I)
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, suddenly jumping on such a big topic makes me a little confused...
For the record, my personal career plans for the future do not include savior or or other hard positions at all. Comrade Zhao Manyun, you seem to think a little too highly of me. β
"Possibly, but I don't have any other choiceβand of course you don't."
Miss Zhao smiled and sat up straight.
"Compared with the fringe areas such as Toutuoling, the central area where the self-help society maintains order has preserved and excavated more old-era technology, and the overall degree of development is much higher than that of the relay station.
With the exception of some member city-states, most of the commune system was free of slavery and oppression, making it a wasteland paradise from the point of view of everyday life.
On the other hand, organizations have never been lighter about potentially dangerous actors who could cause extraordinary pollution events - once today's incident is sorted out, there is no second fate for you except to be canned. β
β...β
Troubled times use heavy codes.
In addition to a highly cohesive will and program, the Self-Salvation Association, which has been fighting on the front line of human civilization for a long time, has also an iron-like discipline to ensure the efficiency of the organization's actions.
This point is very clear in Lao Wu.
Generally speaking, Lu Fuyan does not hate this kind of "dead eye" who is strict with himself and treats others in public office - living in a society governed by the rule of law is at least more reassuring than handing over his life to the "invisible hand".
But the problem is that with the special identity of this body, it is destined to be difficult for him to integrate into such a strict and orderly system...
One could even say that.
If you put Lu in the position of the decision-making level of the organization, then in the face of a new category of pollution sources with unknown origin and unknown mechanism, he will probably choose a prudent and conservative treatment plan in order to protect the interests of the majority of people...
Even if such a way of dealing with it may lead to unjust, false and wrongful convictions at the individual level, it is better than allowing more lives to be buried for the sake of so-called "humanitarianism".
But that's where the tragedy of the real world comes in...
In the vast majority of cases, the decisions we make are not based on right and wrong, but on interests and positions.
- A standard layman like Lu Fuyan can't avoid the axe for the sake of the public's interests and regard death as home.
Therefore, he can only accept Zhao Manyun's statement, continue to "fly camp dogs", humble and strong efforts to survive.
"Okay... You're right, so what? Are you going to press the report again? β
Zhao Manjun shook her fingers
"Because of the previous shooting accident, the members of the self-rescue club of the entire Toutuoling relay station have received emergency dispatch orders. According to the regulations, all members of the action team after the event of this type of emergency dispatch must provide a written report to their superiors and submit to the organizational investigation.
In other words, unless you use your abilities to brainwash everyone involved from now on, you can't continue to hide your identity as a source of natural disaster-level pollution. β
Lu Fuyan didn't take Miss Zhao's "unless" seriously.
First, with NKUD's current capabilities, it is unlikely that so many people's memories will be modified without flaws, and the premise of this assumption is not valid;
Second, judging from the experience of working together during this time, although some of Miss Zhao's actions were risky, they generally did not break through the bottom line of being a middle-level cadre in the organization.
Otherwise, she would not have acquiesced to Lao Wu to transfer most of the members of the action team to the outer city area after the competition began...
Now it is obviously a fool's dream to ask Miss Zhao to risk expanding the polluted area and let someone Lu carry out large-scale mental interference on the members of the organization.
"Don't mention this impossible 'unless' again... What are you going to do to help me get through this? β
"At the moment, the only way to do it is to run."
β... Ha? β
"As I said before, because the Toutuoling relay station is located on the edge of the Rift Zone, the organization's ability to control this area is relatively weak, and if we withdraw immediately, it is not impossible to avoid the center of the storm.
As long as you prove your potential value to the organization with actual results afterwards, you may still have a chance to wash your name. β
"Your logic is not right... I was able to regain consciousness in the shortest possible time after losing control both times, and there was no obvious harm. If he stays and is dealt with, he is at most a potentially dangerous person in nature, and if he really runs away, won't he be convicted of the crime? β
Lu someone, who was lying on the operating table, grinned wryly and looked down at the abdominal cavity he had just healed.
"Besides, if I really run away like this, won't I suffer such a great crime in vain?"
"Oh? Comrade Lu Fuyan seems to have his own opinion-you don't want to report my dereliction of duty to your superiors to atone for your credit, right? β
"I've thought about it, but this plan is too nonsense and has been rejected."
Lu sighed and continued to speak
"I agree with the overall idea of the plan you just proposed, but the specific implementation method must be modified.
We can't expect to run away and re-submit to the Order, who would trust the loyalty of a traitor? β
"But if you don't run away, you must have a few days to live."
β... If you report to your superiors now, how soon will you receive a decision from the higher-ups at the self-help meeting? β
"The environment near Toutuoling is complex, and there will be a gap of about a week back and forth."
"Well, we can..."
"I'm not done yet."
Miss Zhao waved her hand to interrupt Lu Fuyan's words
"Although it will take a week to consult the superiors, I am not the only project leader involved in the Toutuoling liberation operation - the other team is led by my colleague Shen Xinyuan, and according to the original plan, they will arrive at the relay station before the end of the duel competition the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"That means we have two days."
"About a day and a half, to be exact... What else do you have in mind right now? β
Lu Fuyan swallowed and spat, and forced himself to stabilize his mind.
"What if... I mean if.
If we can complete the liberation plan against the Toutuoling Relay Station in two days, and at the same time help the organization dispose of a horrific and vicious cannibalistic mutant, do you think this kind of credit will be enough to gain the trust of the superiors? β
"Oh~ seems to be a little interesting."
Zhao Manjun did not directly deny Lu's statement, but held his chin with one hand and made a listening appearance.
"It seems that you had some unexpected adventures during the time you were in a coma?"
"Adventures aren't counted... But it did broaden the despicable worldview in some unexpected way. β
Lu Fuyan pondered for a moment and organized his words.
"I've always wondered how such exaggerated differences between inner and outer cities as the Toutuoling area came about.
It stands to reason that even if the slave owners squeezed every drop of the marrow of their slaves, it would be impossible to maintain the prosperous and corrupt life in the inner city with such backward production tools.
It's not about the subjective will of the rulers...
No matter what kind of saints and virtuous people Zhou Congrong and his gang are, or stupid pigs and stupid donkeys, the misalignment of production relations and productive forces should cause fierce social conflicts, but these are obviously different from the reality I have seen during this time. β
Lu leaned on the bed board with his elbows and tried to sit up straighter
"But the special experience of being on the verge of losing control has given me some doorways...
The difference between a big slave owner like Zhou Congrong and a slave at the bottom is not only reflected in wealth and social class, in fact, the family with him as the core also occupies an important means of production that cannot be replicated and indispensable! β